Articles

March 19, 2025
JBER Public Affairs requests will move to PA Productivity Portal

Customers requesting photography, videography, graphics, tours, speakers and similar support from the 673rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs office will now utilize the PA Productivity Portal to submit work orders starting April 1.
March 19, 2025
Staff Sgt. Tim Bowles Memorial

Service members and civilians cut ribbon for new road sign in memory of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tim Bowles at the annual Staff Sgt.Timothy Bowles Memorial event on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 14, 2025. The 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron has hosted this ceremony every year
March 14, 2025
From skies to stars: U.S. Air Force major successfully liftoff

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers, NASA astronaut, successfully completed her next mission: space.NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station launched on March 14, 2025, at 7:03 p.m. EDT, aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carried by a Falcon 9 rocket, from the agency’s
March 14, 2025
Not your average welcome home: Air Force officer saves a life at the airport

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — After a long flight from London to the Last Frontier, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Strohmayer, anesthesia flight commander for the 673d Medical Group at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, patiently awaited his luggage at the baggage claim in the Ted Stevens
March 14, 2025
Protecting yourself and your family from volcanic eruptions

Seismic activity is occurring, fueling Mount Spurr’s volcanic unrest and showing increased volcanic gas emissions. The current alert level for Mount Spurr is advisory with the color code being yellow meaning seismicity remains elevated and increased slightly compared to last week, according to the
March 14, 2025
JBER winter activities season carries on

As winter comes to a close, the changing season brings a variety of opportunities for the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson community. With temperatures slowly rising and days growing longer, the final chances to take advantage of winter-related outdoor events are at hand. However, JBER still offers
March 11, 2025
Decades after historic battle, Ranger tells JBER how faith led him to life, chaplaincy

Tasked with aiding in the capture of two of Somali National Alliance’s top lieutenants who were attending a meeting deep in Mogadishu, Somalia, 1993, U.S. Army Sgt. Jeff Struecker, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, would soon find himself in a capture mission turned rescue operation.
March 11, 2025
HERE COMES THE BOOM: Munitions squadron stays ready with bomb-building exercise

Many things go unnoticed behind the scenes of the U.S. Air Force’s aircraft – like what it takes to prepare for day-to-day warfare. The 3rd Munitions Squadron assembles the missiles, bombs and ammunition to make Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s F-22 Raptors, and other aircraft that land here, the
March 7, 2025
U.S. Air Force sergeant makes leap to officer

As of 2024, the acceptance rate into the U.S. Air Force Officer Training School was below 20 percent. However, 20 percent was all U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Novak, an airborne radio operator assigned to the 962d Airborne Air Control Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, needed to earn
March 6, 2025
Laser technology enhances corrosion control for JBER Airmen

Airmen at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are using advanced laser technology to streamline corrosion control, improving efficiency and safety in maintaining flightline equipment.